85 Varsity Rd
85 Varsity Rd is in Lambton Baby Point. There are 6 planning proposals within 250 m, including a 13‑storey building with shops (under review).
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- A 13-storey building with shops is under review, 216 m away (3775 Dundas St W and 3 more addresses).
- Bus 55 stop 44 m away; the nearest subway is 1.4 km.
- The nearest elementary school is Warren Park Junior Public School, 140 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
- Lead in tap-water samples is higher than average in postal area M6S.
01What’s planned near 85 Varsity Rd
6 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): six in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
In progress
- 1New house145 Varsity Rd · 189 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks
The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Oct 27, 2021. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.
To construct a two-storey detached dwelling with an attached single car garage, a walk-out basement and a front porch on the retained lot (Part 2) described in Consent Application B0076/20TEY.File A0950/20TEY · submitted Oct 21, 2020 - 2Split the lot145 Varsity Rd · 189 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks
The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Oct 27, 2021. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.
To construct a two-storey detached dwelling with an attached single car garage, a walk-out basement, a front porch and a rooftop terrace on the conveyed lot (Part 1) described in Consent Application B0076/20TEY.File A0951/20TEY · submitted Oct 21, 2020 - 3Split the lot145 Varsity Rd · 189 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines
The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Oct 27, 2021. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.
To obtain consent to sever the property into three undersized residential lots.File B0076/20TEY · submitted Oct 21, 2020
Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.
02Safety near 85 Varsity Rd
Police recorded 49 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Lambton Baby Pointper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 36 | 244 | 768Lambton Baby Point is lower |
| Break-ins | 5 | 35 | 190Lambton Baby Point is lower |
| Car thefts | 7 | 93 | 225Lambton Baby Point is lower |
| Robberies | 1 | 70 | 79Lambton Baby Point is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 0 | 12 | 61Lambton Baby Point is lower |
Thick bar: Lambton Baby Point. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Lambton Baby Point
03Getting around from 85 Varsity Rd
The nearest subway station is Old Mill Station (Line 2), about a 22‑minute walk (1.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 12 TTC stops served by routes 55 and 40, with about 674 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Mount Dennis GO, 3.0 km away, with 66 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 22 min walk
Nearest stop: Varsity Rd at Grandpark Crt North Side, plus 5 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Dundas St West at Scarlett Rd.
Source: GO Transit · 66 train stops on a weekday
TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.
04Schools and child care near 85 Varsity Rd
These are the closest public and Catholic schools by distance. They may not be the schools assigned to this address: school boards set their own attendance areas, so check with the Toronto District School Board or Toronto Catholic District School Board.
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): one licensed child care centre, one EarlyON centre, no privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
135 Varsity Rd · 80 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
3735 Dundas St W · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 85 Varsity Rd
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 9 in 10 Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Source: Short Term Rentals Registration, Multi-Tenant (Rooming) House Licences, Business Licences and Permits (storefront types; owners’ personal names are never shown), POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
07Risks and environment at 85 Varsity Rd
TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
In postal area M6S, 22 of 640 home tap-water samples (3.4%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6S is higher than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 46 samples here (7.2%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 640 tests, Feb 5, 2014 to Oct 12, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 8.3 km away, measured 9:00 PM EST Sunday 8 November 2026. Forecast high for the next 24 hours: 2 (low risk). The scale runs from 1 to 10+; 1 to 3 is low risk.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly
TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.
08The neighbourhood: Lambton Baby Point
Lambton Baby Point had 7,965 residents in 2021. The median household income was $103,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 41% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 30% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 23% of workers commuted by transit and 11% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Ukrainian (3.7%), Polish (3.0%) and Spanish (2.1%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
In October 2025, the average rent for a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building in York was $2,067, up 2% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.3% of these apartments were vacant. These are averages paid by all tenants, including long-term ones, across a large area; new listings usually cost more.
| Average rent, October 2025 | York | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,381 | 0% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,706 | +2% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,067 | +2% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $2,547 | -6% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, York. CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
How Lambton Baby Point compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/85-varsity-rd#sec-history
